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Sinn
Féin MLA and Junior Minister Jennifer McCann has welcomed the launch of
the Registration Scheme for the Institutional Abuse Inquiry.

Speaking
today Ms McCann said:

"I welcome the fact that the Acknowledgement Forum will finally
begin on the 1st of October. Over the summer months I met with a number
of victims and survivors of institutional abuse who expressed their
concern that the inquiry hadn't started yet. I hope this announcement
will in some way help to alleviate those concerns.

“They also emphasised the importance of having a meeting place for
those who were effected by Historical Institutional Abuse and would be
feeling anxious as the inquiry approached. We have set up a temporary
facility at two centres, one in Belfast and one in Derry, which will
have trained counsellors present and where people can go to access
support services.

“The Acknowledge Forum and the support from the services at the
temporary facilities will, I hope, help those victims and survivors who
have been deeply traumatised by their horrific experiences in
Institutions here."